Business English
Formal emails, meetings and deadlines.
Formal emails
Standard phrases for opening and closing a business email.
I am writing to confirm our meeting.opening line
Please find attached the report.when you send a file
I look forward to hearing from you.closing line
Meetings and deadlines
Words used every day in the office.
agendalist of topics for a meeting
deadlinethe latest date to finish something
to postponeto move to a later time
to scheduleto plan for a certain time
Formal vs. informal
In business communication avoid abbreviations and slang.
Hi guys → Dear Mr Smithinformal → formal
ASAP → at your earliest convenienceinformal → formal
Tip: After 'look forward to' use the -ing form: 'I look forward to meeting you.'
Sample quiz questions
- Please find ___ the report.
- I look forward to ___ from you.
- What is a “deadline”?
- The meeting has been ___ to next Monday. (= moved to a later date)
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